Identification of neoplasias of breast tissues using a powder diffractometer

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 527-532

  Oliveira, Otávio R ^a   Conceição, André L C ^a   Cunha, Diego M ^a   Poletti, Martin E ^a   Pelá, Carlos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Mammography; Scattering profiles; X ray scattering

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION; DIFFRACTION; DIFFRACTOMETERS; DISEASES; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; TISSUE; X RAY SCATTERING;

BREAST CANCER; BREAST DISEASE; BREAST TISSUES; COMMERCIAL POWDERS; HUMAN BREAST; POWDER DIFFRACTOMETERS; RAPID IDENTIFICATION; SCATTERED PHOTONS; SCATTERING PROFILES; X -RAY SCATTERING;

HISTOLOGY;

EID: 52249099249     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.08027     Document Type: Article

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